Rosyth

[zbear]

scotia:

My niece from Rosyth scored 262marks for last yr 2013PSLE. She's not in GEP class.

My nephew from Catholic High,he was in GEP class, scored oso 262 marks for PSLE.

So I think very much still depends on the kids themselves, how motivated and driven they r. There r no prefect schools and prefect systems! Not to worry too much, as a parent most important is to b there to give guidance, support and encouragement. I believe yr child will be just fine!

:goodpost:


I couldnt agree more.

[sleepy]

Second that!

[sleepy]

TT Tan


If you're phrase 2A, this is my take:

It's very tough, almost next to impossible to transfer into a GEP school (Rosyth, RGPS, Nanyang, & similar) from another school subsequently. The only two point of entry is P1 registration and GEP at p4.

My neighbour's ds is among top 10 in standard in his neighbourhood school for 3 consecutive years. His mom waitlist him at one of the GEP schools but to no avail

So I would think it's easier to transfer out from Roysth (or any other GEP schools) if parents decided subsequently child is not thriving in a GEP school

but way way harder to transfer in, even if child has good results from another school

By the way, I'm not implying other schools are easy to transfer in. Only talking from comparative vacancies view point

[TT tan]

Thank you all for the information. Maybe I am worrying too much..... Is a comfort to hear the examples from ur children n friends.

scotia:

TT tan:

Maybe be cause many of. My friends who have kids from top schools say that most of these are not really top schools apart from gep. Results are so so as teachers don't teach. So I am rather concern as I am new to this primary school environment.

And you are right, I do ask a lot of questions and hope to find out more so that I can make the best decision for my child based on the limited information we have. We don't take take the plunge and say all the best to our kids for the next six years. So far I have only spoken to one parent with kid from roysth 2 weeks ago and she says the kid is struggling with all the homework and school gives ridiculously high standard of work, not that the kid is stupid but because they are tested on things that are not taught. She concluded that if the kid is not in gep then will end up average .. Unless your family comes from super rich background that can afford tuition for all subjects and super duper enrichment class. Like I mentioned before another friend told me his kid in xx branded school is also hearsay. End of the day is a competition of who can afford better tuition or quality enrichment, is a game for the rich....

Imagine if you are in my position as a new parent,.... Would be quite uncertain after hearing from these friends right... But you are right also to say would I be stupid to give up a place in a branded school when everyone is fighting to go in... Is a tough decision to make... Unlike choosing for a childcare you can go in, talk to teachers, observe the environment, etc... Primary schools are close doors.... Can't really talk to school, or go in to see, etc.. So just got to depend on word of mouth

Hi TT tan, I'm surprised to hear that Rosyth gave very high standard work. So far from what I know, compared to my friend's children studying in Taonan, Maha Bodhi, Haig girls and st Margeret, Roysth is not giving as much homework as other schools. Even the show n tell is relatively easy to score. My friend told me 听写for Maha Bodhi is from, Eg.page 5-10, teacher will pick any words from these pages(P1 student). If you go thru d pass year exam papers, they are not as tough as other branded school liked NY, RGPS, etc..

My DS is P3 now, doesn't attend any tuitions for any subjects, she only goes for Chinese Speech n Drama performances. Yet she's doing well in Rosyth(top 2classes).

My niece from Rosyth scored 262marks for last yr 2013PSLE. She's not in GEP class.
My nephew from Catholic High,he was in GEP class, scored oso 262 marks for PSLE.

So I think very much still depends on the kids themselves, how motivated and driven they r. There r no prefect schools and prefect systems! Not to worry too much, as a parent most important is to b there to give guidance, support and encouragement. I believe yr child will be just fine!

[kimifin]

I am trying to explore the sch bus options. Does RPS has sch bus services from the Pro teach, student care?

If kids are having CCA, and without studentcare, are there buses at a later timing?
I stay in SK, wonder how are the morning hours to wait for the sch bus.

[fairy_tail]

The GEP students will obviously get pushed further, because that is, after all, the purpose of GEP.

But it depends on what you want for your child- to receive a well-rounded holistic education or simply, to do well in PSLE. If it is the latter, then a mainstream student will certainly get more training than a GEP pupil.
GEP pupils do things outside the curriculum, like writing a mystery short story, writing commentaries, and they even include SS as a subject. They also have thought provoking questions and learn say permutation for math. They only start actual preparation for PSLE when they are halfway through their P6 year.
Mainstream pupils, on the other hand, start preparation when they are P5. They receive many practice papers to do. And if they wish to be stretched further, you always have the academic CCAs like Debate (that Rosyth excels in), Chinese Ambassador Club, E2K (Science)etc..
It is a misconception that only GEP pupils are pushed. Mainstream pupils get pushed too, and the teachers do put in a lot of effort to train them.
Essentially, it is up to your child and you as a parent. Training your child is also a parent's responsibility, not just the school's, and I'm pretty sure it's what this entire website was created for.
:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: (I am a Rosythian myself)

[zbear]

R u a GEP student too?

[fairy_tail]

Haha no, my sister is in GEP, but I'm not.

[phtthp]

fairy_tail:

Haha no, my sister is in GEP, but I'm not.

Hi Fairy_tail,

In Mainstream : how many high ability classes are there, in P5 / P6 ?
(identify these classes ?)

Do pupils here get to do more work here, compared to other classes ?
Are they pushed, to get more work done ?

[Pen88n]

In answer to some questions posted in this thread:

1) Rosyth P4 GEP classes this year has 3 classes total 70+ GEPpers
2) There are 4 HA classes in Rosyth yearly. 1st 80 in cohort split equally amongst top 2 classes, followed by next 80 in cohort split quailly amongst next 2 classes. Unlike some other schools, Rosyth does not split the 1st 40 into 1st class, 2nd 40 into 2nd class etc.
3) The rest of the cohort are distrbuted into classes based on their subject strengths and weaknesses to enable better focus teaching
4) Personal experience, compared with other schools, Rosyth does not give that much work. The top 4 classes do have some higher thinking order worksheets. One comparison with other schools would be the P6 supplementary classes after school. Whilst I heard from frens with kids in other schools having to stay back after school 3-4 days a week for supplementary, Rosyth only has 1 day for supplementary per week. Teachers also try to provide other form of "entertainment" (like movie / food / karaoke) to destress kids before PSLE. Depends on parents, some like this arrangement whilst others complain that other schools spend more effort in preparing kids for PSLE.

There is no perfect system that caters for every parents likes or dislike. What is more important for parents is to find a school which you think will fit your kids best in terms of their learning, culture / discipline you want to inculcate, etc. If you are in that institution, you have to accept everything it embraces, it provides as a whole package - you win some, you lose some.